the cold
noun
: cold weather
The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.
I stood there shivering in the cold.
Come in out of the cold.
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Emma and Zach went out into the cold, feeling numb.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
Wet fur might also leave a cat vulnerable to the cold, Siracusa says, because cats—like most furry mammals—use their fur to trap air as insulation.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
Remove the plant’s foliage and take it inside or shelter it from the cold during winter months.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2024
More than four decades later, there’s been a breakthrough in the cold case: Police have arrested a 78-year-old man whose DNA sample matched evidence from the autopsy, Austin, Texas, police said in a press release.
—Jay Croft, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
Wet fur might also leave a cat vulnerable to the cold, Siracusa says, because cats—like most furry mammals—use their fur to trap air as insulation.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
Remove the plant’s foliage and take it inside or shelter it from the cold during winter months.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2024
More than four decades later, there’s been a breakthrough in the cold case: Police have arrested a 78-year-old man whose DNA sample matched evidence from the autopsy, Austin, Texas, police said in a press release.
—Jay Croft, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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“The cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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